Originally Posted by
DozyWannabe
"When we went from horse-drawn carts to motor vehicles, did we attach ropes to the front axles and steer with that (because after all, that's what people are used to), or did we design something more appropriate for the technology?"
Careful, the early cars were actually steered with tillers - just as people were used to in boats. Steering wheels came later, but again the pre-existing nautical usage is not hard to spot...
